Candlestick

1760-1775

Maker

Bow Porcelain Factory (c. 1747-1776)

Measurements

9-1/2 in x 5 in x 3-1/4 in

Materials

Enameled soft-paste porcelain

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp

Accession Number

1959.3752

Condition Notes

The candle socket attachment to the candlestick has broken and is repaired, although still loose.

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

The elaborate and colorful candlestick features a boy in a tricorn hat, holding a glass of wine in his left hand, and leaning against a tree trunk covered with white lilies, grapes clusters, and fruits.  Legs crossed, he stands on a white, asymmetrically scrolled base with purple and gold highlights.  He wears a red coat and green-and-red patterned breeches.  A yellow candle socket above out-swept leaves forming a bobeche is at the top of the tree.

The candlestick is paired with one having a young woman or girl, accession no. 1959.3753.